Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Jackson, MS

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AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 AM CST THU JAN 21 1999

...SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT...

A PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT
JET STREAM ENERGY AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE TO TRIGGER
AN OUTBREAK OF SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE STATE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH WITH INDIVIDUAL
STORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN RAPIDLY REACH SEVERE
LIMITS AS THEY RACE NORTHEASTWARD.  THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL
MEAN EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL.

WITH STRONG...LOW LEVEL WINDS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADO FORMATION...INCLUDING ISOLATED VERY DAMAGING TORNADOES. WHEN
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STRONGLY RECOMMENDS
THAT IMMEDIATE SAFETY ACTIONS BE TAKEN...YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT.

AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY...COOLER MORE STABLE AIR WILL PREVENT THE FORMATION OF
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT/CIVIL DEFENSE PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT:
HTTP://WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US     /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/